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Surgeon at center of Sen. Menendez trips
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — To some, Dr. Salomon Melgen was a miracle worker who brought sight to the blind. To others, he was a smooth political player known for rubbing elbows and jet-setting. Whi...
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Solar development absorbing farmland
FRESNO, Calif. — There’s a land rush of sorts going on across the nation’s most productive farming region, but these buyers don’t want to grow crops. They want to plant solar farms. With Califor...
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New headquarter bids to end agency rivalry
CHICAGO — A first-of-its-kind headquarters has opened in Chicago for 70 federal agents, police and prosecutors to work side-by-side, year-round to fight drug traffickers — a set-up meant to end int...
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Associated Press Police and emergency personnel remain on site Saturday at the property of Jimmy Lee Sykes. Sykes is accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker in Midland City, Ala.
As standoff continues, town grieves bus driver
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — As the standoff with a man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage continued Saturday, a nearby community prepared to bury the beloved bus driver who was shot to death when...
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Twitter, Washington Post hacked
SAN FRANCISCO — Social media giant Twitter is among the latest U.S. companies to acknowledge that it is among a growing list of victims of Internet security attacks, saying that hackers may have ga...
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Washington wins at NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES — Kerry Washington was a triple threat at the NAACP Image Awards. The star of ABC’s “Scandal” picked up a trio of trophies at the 44th annual ceremony: outstanding actress in a drama...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama shoots clay targets Aug. 4 on the range at Camp David, Md. The White House released a photo of Obama firing a gun, two days before he heads to Minnesota to discuss gun control.
White House releases Obama skeet shooting photo
WASHINGTON — Two days before President Barack Obama’s first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried Saturday to settle a brewing mystery by releasing a p...
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Jericho puts spin on Christian publishing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville has long been known as a national hub for mainstream religious publishing. It may also become known for Christian writers, publishers and literary agents who challenge ...
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Etch A Sketch inventor dies at 86
BRYAN, Ohio — Andre Cassagnes, the inventor of the Etch A Sketch toy that generations of children drew on, shook up and started over, has died in France, the toy’s maker said. Cassagnes died Jan...
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Associated Press Groundhog Club co-handler Ron Ploucha holds the weather predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, Saturday after the club said Phil did not see his shadow and there will be an early spring, on Groundhog Day.
Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — An end to winter’s bitter cold will come soon, according to Pennsylvania’s famous groundhog. Following a recent stretch of weather that’s included both record warm temperatur...
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